RSPA uses data to "wealth" rate donors and hound them
Another example of companies not playing fair or by the rules but instead abusing the information we, the public, entrust to them expecting honourable treatment and fair play. It has transpired the RSPCA has been paying investigators to assess how much donors might leave in wills and using this information to determine the "wealth" quota of donors In an article by the Daily Mail they say that the RSPCA "does not tell supporters their personal data is being used to give them a wealth rating" and this is the core issue. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives us all protection from our personal information being abused. It contains 8 principles which companies should abide by. From this event it is evident that the RSPCA is not playing by these rules and really ought to be investigated. One of the principles says that information will be collected for one or more specific purposes. The purpose of filling out a donation form is ... well to donate money to a charity one beli...